A Paris judge decided last Friday that tribal masks from an indigenous people of Arizona may be auctioned in France despite uncertainty surrounding the legality of their acquisition. The decision could be at odds with a similar judgment by the German Federal Court of Justice.

Rechtsanwalt Robert Grabosch (attorney registered with the Berlin Chamber of Attorneys)

Dircksenstr. 52, 10178 Berlin; grabosch@grabosch-law.eu.

Mr. Grabosch has been admitted for practice as Rechtsanwalt in Germany by the Berlin Chamber of Attorneys, Littenstr. 9, 10179 Berlin, Germany.
The applicable legal provisions are the Federal Lawyers’ Act, Rules of Professional Practice, CCBE Code of Conduct for European Lawyers, Attorney Remuneration Act, and the Mediation Act. They can be found at http://www.brak.de/fuer-anwaelte/berufsrecht/.